* Freehold
* Productive organic arable/pastureland
* Good access & road frontage
* Mature hedges and trees form the boundaries
* Free draining soil of a chalk loam
* In all 28. 59 acres
* Lot Three of Kitwhistle Farm - For sale by Private Treaty as a whole or in up to three lots.
A superb block of organic pasture/arable land extending to 28. 59 acres with
good access and road frontage. Lot Three of Kitwhistle Farm. For sale private
treaty as a whole or in up to three lots.
**Situation**
Kitwhistle Farm is situated in the rolling West Dorset countryside just over 2
miles from the popular town of Beaminster in the West Dorset National
Landscape. The farm is quietly situated off a minor road, yet only a short
distance from the A356 Maiden Newton to Crewkerne Road providing good access.
Beaminster has a wide range of shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as a
medical centre and veterinary surgery. The coastal town of Bridport also
provides a range of amenities including a twice weekly market, regular farmers
markets and a Waitrose supermarket. There are a range of cultural activities
including a cinema, arts centre and newly refurbished leisure centre. The
Jurassic Coast is just a short distance away and offers excellent
opportunities for walking, fishing and swimming. Crewkerne and the county town
of Dorchester, each with a mainline rail service to London Waterloo, are
within easy commuting distance.
**Lot Three**
Lot Three - Land at Corscombe Cross about 28. 59 acres (11. 57 ha)
An off lying block of quality, level arable/pastureland land, currently down
to a Red Clover Ley. The land benefits from good access and road frontage,
again with free draining soil of a chalk loam. Mature hedges and trees form
the boundaries.
**Services**
Lot Three – No water currently connected.
**Tenure**
Freehold with vacant possession upon completion.
**Sporting**
All rights are understood to be owned and included in the sale. Hunting with
the Cattistock Hunt. Racing at Taunton or Wincanton. Golf at Yeovil or
Bridport. Sailing on the coast at West Bay.
**Rights Of Way**
No Public Footpaths cross the property.
**Local Authority**
Dorset Council. Tel: Council Tax Band: E
**Agricultural Schemes**
Delinked payments will be retained by the current owners. The land is entered
into an Organic Countryside Stewardship Scheme ending in 2026, the purchasers
will be required to take this scheme over. No application to the Sustainable
Farming Incentive (sfi) has been made.
**Designations**
Kitwhistle Farm is located in Dorsets area of National Landscape (Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty). The whole farm is located in a Nitrate Vulnerable
Zone (nvz) and has no Sites of Special Scientific Interest (sssi).
**Planning**
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries in respect of any
planning consents and matters. The Local Authority is Dorset Council. Tel: /
**Fixtures And Fittings**
All freestanding equipment other than equipment not specifically mentioned in
the details are excluded.
**Ingoing Valuation**
The purchaser shall in addition to the purchase price pay for any growing
crops and other acts of husbandry in accordance with caav costings. Costs of
stores including seeds, chemicals, fertilisers and fuel will be charged at
cost. Silage and straw remaining in the holding will be paid for at market
value. Should the valuation not be agreed within four weeks of completion, the
matter will be referred to a single independent expert appointed by the
vendors. Subject to timings holdover maybe required and early entry will be
permitted for a purchaser to conduct tillages and sowing crops at their risk
and cost.
**Farm Dispersal Sale**
The vendors reserve the right to hold a dispersal sale of farm machinery on
site between exchange of contracts and completion.

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